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Friday Oct 14, 2016
Friday Oct 14, 2016
Get the show notes for episode 041!
Introduction:
On today's episode of Felony Friday Regina Hufnagel is welcomed back onto the show. Regina is a member of the non-profit group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP.) Regina left her career as a correctional officer after becoming frustrated with the system. Now she is working from the outside to initiate change in our broken criminal justice system.
Here's what we talked about:
- Regina explains how Canada amended their drug laws to allow for addicts to participate in a program that grants access to supervised doses of prescription heroin as a means to treat their addiction.
- We discussed Switzerland's heroin assisted treatment program, which Canada is using as a model for their program. The Swiss program has an incredible 80% success rate and you can read more about it in the link below.
- John and Regina talked about the DEA's move the make Kratom a Schedule I drug and the growing pro-marijuana shift occurring in the US. There was a disclaimer added at the beginning of the show that explained that the episode was recorded prior to the DEA's decision to halt making Kratom a Schedule I drug.
Relevant reading:
- Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Diacetylmorphine versus Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction
- SWISS HEROIN-ASSISTED TREATMENT 1994- 2016: SUMMARY
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Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
249. 1st Presidential Debate Reaction Show
Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
On this episode of the Lions ofLiberty podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes in a crew of liquored-up libertarians to break down the very first Presidential Debate of 2016 featuring Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton, with Gary Johnson nowhere in sight. Marc is joined by Felony Friday host John Odermatt, "The Godfather" Howie Snowdon and our always insightful, unofficial legal counsel, "Rico." After revealing their beverages of choice and going on a tangent about creepy clowns, the "Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor" dive into the debate. In the show, you'll hear them discuss:
- Whether Gary Johnson was missed, and whether or not they believe him not being in the debate was a net positive or negative.
- Donald Trump's generally toned down demeanor, and his swift move to the center for the general election.
- Hillary Clinton's "Joker" face - Is she the Jack Nicholson or Heath Ledger Joker? And is she scarier than a creepy clown?
- Predictions for future debates and the general election.
- Oh, so so soooo much more!
Wednesday Aug 24, 2016
239. Jeremy McLellan, Standing Up for Liberty!
Wednesday Aug 24, 2016
Wednesday Aug 24, 2016
- The genesis Jeremy's interest in libertarian ideas after a negative experience with a government agency that ultimately put an end to a romantic relationship.
- How politics are largely influenced by tribalism and emotions, and how Donald Trump has effectively utilized both to achieve political success in 2016.
- How Jeremy is able to interject his political ideas into his standup comedy, and how audiences respond to his political humor.
- Who is Jeremy rooting for to win the 2016 Presidential election, from a comedic perspective?
- So much more!
Friday Aug 12, 2016
Friday Aug 12, 2016
Today on Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by Anthony Pappas. Anthony shares a remarkable personal story of a judge, accountable to nobody, who completely fabricated a story. In written decision this judge labeled Anthony a terrorist, comparable to the perpetrator of the Fort Hood massacre, and as a violent Class B felon.
Most people would be shocked that a judge has the unchecked power to operate in this manner, without any checks and balances. However, in the U.S. there is no effective accountability over the Judiciary branch of the government. The precedence for this judicial immunity is granted by the ruling in the case of Stump v. Sparkman, which we discuss in-depth during the podcast. This means that in family courts and civil courts a single judge can make capricious and arbitrary decisions regarding a person's children, property, and well-being, including incarceration.
Anthony was gracious enough to share his story and we hope to have him back on in the future to discuss some other cases where judicial immunity has led to some catastrophic results. Anthony is a man with a long and downright impressive background. He was born in New York City and graduated from Stuyvesant H.S. He earned a Bachelor's degree from M.I.T. in 1965 with a major in Economics and minor in Mathematics. Anthony went on to earn a Master's Degree and a Ph. D. in 1971 from Yale University in Economics. He has been a college professor in Department of Economics & Finance at St. John's University since 1976, and continues today. Anthony also, has owned and operated securities brokerage firms spanning 1975 to 2013.
Check out the show notes!
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Jun 24, 2016
Friday Jun 24, 2016
On today's episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by frequent Lions of Liberty podcast contributor Rico. Rico may keep his name anonymous, but he is no stranger to the Lions of Liberty audience. Like a South American soccer player, Rico only needs one name. Lions of Liberty fans know Rico well from Presidential Debate Recap shows and the always popular Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor. This is Rico's second appearance on Felony Friday. He first appeared way back on Episode 11, where we talked about the legal troubles of Pawns Stars reality show personality Chumlee, a stealing IHOP waiter and much more.
John and Rico kicked the show off by talking about the Orlando shooting and the lefts' attempt to ban guns from those on the government's secret "No fly list." As the show continues John and Rico discussed some police officers who received some preferential treatment from the criminal justice system. The show wrapped up with John and Rico playing America's fastest growing podcast game show "Is this a Crime and Should Anyone Do Time?"
Links to the topics discussed on today's show:
- Former Mason City trooper accused of stealing drug evidence
- Fired cop in beating video won't face felony charge
- 14-year-old charged with felony after throwing rocks at police in Trump rally
- IT Admin Faces Felony for Deleting Files Under Flawed Hacking Law
Check out the show notes!
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Jun 10, 2016
Felony Friday Ep. 023 - Alan Hirsch is Shining a Light on False Confessions
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Today on Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by false confession expert Alan Hirsch. Throughout his career Alan Hirsch has embraced aspects of both the civil and criminal justice systems. However, Alan's focus has shifted to more heavily focused false confessions. During his lengthy career Alan has studied and written about false confession extensively. He has also assisted attorneys as an expert witness on false confessions and has been retained in more than 100 cases.
Alan Hirsch is a professor, attorney and author. He graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Philosophy and Yale Law School. He is currently chair of the Justice and Law Studies program at Williams College, where he has taught Constitutional Law. Alan has published six books, a dozen scholarly articles in law journals, and more than twenty op-eds and magazine articles on various aspects of the legal system. His latest book is called, The Duke of Wellington, Kidnapped!: The Incredible True Story of the Art Heist That Shocked a Nation.
Check out the show notes!
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday May 13, 2016
Friday May 13, 2016
Today's Felony Friday guest is Greg Doucette. Greg joined Felony Friday host John Odermatt to discuss his viral Twitter rant, which was a spontaneous reaction after he discovered a police officer blatantly lied about his client's actions. Mr. Doucette is a self-described computer scientist turned lawyer. He is an attorney in Durham, North Carolina and 2012 graduate of the North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham. In his spare time he runs the blog: LawDevNull, which he began in 2009 during his time in law school.
John and Greg spent most of the show discussing the case that caused him to make headlines recently. Greg shared why he took to Twitter to share the injustice he witnessed while defending a young client from charges of reckless driving and how he uncovered the blatant lie told by a police officer. Greg has also announced that he is going to take his fight to the North Carolina State Senate, as he is running in district 22 as a Republican.
Follow his state senate campaign on Facebook. Also, don't miss another one of Greg's epic rants and be sure to follow Greg on Twitter! And check out a nice write up on Greg's viral rant here.
Full show notes at Lions of Liberty.
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
Join the conversation in our private Facebook Group: The Lions of Liberty Forum!
The show also airs at on our affiliate throughout the weekend at LRN.FM, the Liberty Radio Network!
Friday May 06, 2016
Felony Friday Ep. 018 - John Thomas: The Felon Entrepreneur
Friday May 06, 2016
Friday May 06, 2016
On today's episode Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by John Thomas. John is a successful entrepreneur, but his path to success has been anything but ordinary. First, John Thomas shares the many mistakes that led to him serving three separate stints in prison, totaling fifteen years behind bars. Then John Thomas reveals what helped him to break that cycle of recidivism and turn his life around. And finally Mr. Thomas discusses his path to becoming a successful entrepreneur. John Thomas' story and entrepreneurial spirit is incredibly inspiring. If you're an ex-felon or just an average Joe and have been putting off starting your own business or entrepreneurial venture, then you better be prepared for John Thomas to annihilate the false barriers that have be keeping you from your dreams.
Follow John Thomas on Facebook at John Thomas Life Coach!
Send John Thomas an email here.
Full show notes at Lions of Liberty.
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
Join the conversation in our private Facebook Group: The Lions of Liberty Forum!
The show also airs at on our affiliate throughout the weekend at LRN.FM, the Liberty Radio Network!
Friday Apr 29, 2016
Friday Apr 29, 2016
Felony Friday host John Odermatt was joined by fellow Lions of Liberty co-founder Marc Clair. Marc discloses at the very beginning of the show that he's battling some food poisoning, but it will take a lot more than that to keep the "shining beacon of liberty" from talking about some felonies! As you can probably tell from the title of the podcast John and Marc talked about some felons who seemingly forgot they are no longer legally afforded the right to bear arms. They also discussed Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's signing of an executive order that restores the voting rights of 206,000 ex-felons. Finally, John invited Marc to play America's fastest growing podcast game show "Is this a crime and should anyone do time?"
Two important questions we addressed on the show!
- Should felons be afforded their Second Amendment right to bear arms?
- Why should taxpayers pay the settlement afforded to victim's of a police officer's crime?
Find links to everything we talked about right here!
- Felons who shot guns at range get prison time
- McAuliffe restores voting rights for 206K ex-felons; GOP calls it move to boost Clinton
- Man Arrested after Putting Soda in Water Cup at McDonald's
- Tamir Rice shooting: Cleveland to pay $6 million to settle family's lawsuit
Full show notes at Lions of Liberty.
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
Join the conversation in our private Facebook Group: The Lions of Liberty Forum!
The show also airs at on our affiliate throughout the weekend at LRN.FM, the Liberty Radio Network!
Friday Apr 22, 2016
Felony Friday Ep. 016 - High School "Hitlist" and Dark Web Raid
Friday Apr 22, 2016
Friday Apr 22, 2016
Felony Friday host John Odermatt invites the always entertaining Brian McWilliams onto the show to discuss some noteworthy felonies. Brian is probably best known for his work on the now retired show Rand Pauluses and Minuses, where he and co-host Marc Clair provided weekly grades to Rand Paul during his Presidential Campaign. This is Brian's second appearance on Felony Friday. Last time Brian was on Felony Friday to discuss Hate Crimes, Private Police Forces and a Dope Smoking Meteorologist.
Scroll down past the player to find links to every story that Brian and John discussed on today's episode.
Links to what we talked about on the show:
- High school student with ‘hitlist’ and rifle on layaway arrested
- When A Dark Web Volunteer Gets Raided By The Police
- Mom Facing Felony Charges for Trusting 9-Year-Old to Watch Baby Brother in Car
- Man charged with murder after shooting alleged assailant armed with a pipe
- Drunk guy arrested after spraying bar patrons with ‘Liquid A$$’
Full show notes at Lions of Liberty.
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
Join the conversation in our private Facebook Group: The Lions of Liberty Forum!
The show also airs at on our affiliate throughout the weekend at LRN.FM, the Liberty Radio Network!